RMS Mauretania (1907): Queen of the Ocean

RMS Mauretania (1907): Queen of the OceanThis well researched book tells the fascinating story of the then most famous liner in the world, the Mauretania. Built for the North Atlantic she was created to regain the fabled Blue Ribband that had been taken from Great Britain by a rapidly expanding and imperially ambitious Germany. Although she and her sistership, Lusitania, did regain the Ribband, speed was only part of the reason of why she had been constructed; rapid conversion into an Armed

This well-researched book tells the fascinating story of the then-most-famous liner in the world, the Mauretania. Built for the North Atlantic she was created to regain the fabled Blue Ribband that had been taken from Great Britain by a rapidly expanding and imperially ambitious Germany. Although she and her sistership, Lusitania, did regain the Ribband, speed was only part of the reason of why she had been constructed; rapid conversion into an Armed Merchant Cruiser in time of war was a role never realized as, when war finally came, this Cunard liner became a fast troopship and a hospital ship. After the Armistice, "The Grand Old Lady of the North Atlantic" continued to astound, retaining the Blue Ribband for an amazing 22 years David Hutching re-examines this legendary ship.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: History Press
Published: 08/01/2020
ISBN: 9780750985840
Pages: 312
Weight: 3.13lbs
Size: 8.90h x 9.60w x 0.90d